ASSAM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY

COURSE STRUCTURE AND SYLLABUS

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION (BCA) PROGRAMME

BCA 1ST SEMESTER SYLLABUS STRUCTURE

S l .No Sub j ec t Subjec t Name L T P C

. Code

Theory Subj ec ts

1 BCA171101 Computer Fundamental 3 2 0 4

and ICT Hardware

2 BCA171102 Communicative English 3 2 0 4

3 BCA171103 Introduction to C Programming 3 2 0 4

4 BCA171104 Mathematics – I 3 2 0 4

Pract i ca l Subj ec ts

5 BCA171113 Laboratory I (C Programming ) 0 0 10 5

TOTAL 12 8 10
21
Total Contact Hrs : 30 ; Total Credits : 21

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 BCA 1ST SEMESTER SYLLABUS

Paper : BCA171101
Subjec t Name : Computer Fundamenta l and I CT Ha rdwa re
Marks : ( Theory -70 , I n te rna l Eva lua t i on ---- 30 )
Pre----requi s i te : NIL

UNIT PARA Content Weeks

1 Evolution of Computer system, Classification of Computer, Modern 2

Computer, Hardware and Software. Major components of a Digital
Computer (A brief introduction of CPU, Main memory, Secondary
memory devices and I/O devices) Keyboard, monitor, mouse, printers,
Secondary storage devices (floppy disks, hard disks and optical disks),
backup system and why it is needed.

2 Number System: Representation of numbers (only a brief introduction to 2

be given) and characters in computer. Binary, Hexadecimal, Octal, BCD,
ASCII. EDCDIC and Gray codes. Conversion of bases. Representation of
signed integers, Sign and magnitude, 1’s complement and 2’s
complement representation. Arithmetic operations using 2’s
complement representation and conditions for overflow/underflow and
its detection.
3 Assembler, Compiler, Interpreter, Linker and Loader. Definition and 2
concepts of algorithm and its different implementations-pseudo code,
flowchart and Computer programs.

4 Hard Disk Drive: logical structure and file system, FAT, NTFS. Hard 2
disk tools: Disk cleanup, error checking, de fragmentation, scanning
for virus, formatting, installing additional HDD.
5 Optical Media, CDROM, theory of operation, drive speed, buffer, cache, 2
CD-r, CD-RW, DVD ROM, DVD technology, preventive maintenance for
DVD and CD drives, New Technologies. Driver installation, Writing and
cleaning CD and DVD.
6 Processor: Intel processor family. Latest trends in processor, 2
Motherboard, Sockets and slots, power connectors. Peripheral
connectors. Bus slots, USB, pin connectors. Different kinds of
motherboards. RAM, different kinds of RAM. RAM up gradation . Cache
and Virtual Memory concept.
7 SMPS. BIOS. Network Interface Card, network cabling, I/O Box, 1
Switches, RJ 45 connectors, Patch panel, Patch cord, racks, IP
address.

Books 1. Anita Goel, Compute r Fundamenta l s, Pearson, 2010.

2. Comdex : Ha rdware and Network i ng Course Ki t :, DreamTech press.

3. V. Rajaraman, Neeharika Adabala, Fundamenta l s of Compute rs, PHI,
EEE 6th Edition
4. Ron Gilster , PC ha rdware : A beg i nne rs Gui de, Tata McGraw Hill.
5. E. Balaguruswamy, Compute r Fundamenta l s and C Programming, Tata
McGraw Hill.

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Paper : BCA171102
Subjec t Name : Communi ca t i ve Engl i sh
Marks : ( Theory -70 , I n te rna l Eva lua t i on ---- 30 )
Pre ---- requi s i te : NIL

UNIT PARA Content Weeks

1 Concept and fundament a l s of communi ca t i on 3

ski l l s
Scope and Meaning of communication; essentials of
good
communication- listening and reading skills, verbal and non
verbal communications, gestures and body language, formal
2 andl informal
Ora Communi communication; levelsof
ca t i on Mechanisms of effective
communication -upward
oral communication- 2
/downward
how to speak a language clearly, fluently and naturally; pronunciation
–/horizontal communication,
stress and intonation; everyday barriers
conversationofand chat; group
communication.
discussion and interviews; public speaking.
3 Wri t ten communi ca t i on 2
Mechanisms of effective written communication – punctuation,
sequencing of ideas, building paragraph/body, a good introduction
and conclusion; word buildings; writing letters for different
occasions; report/ summary/ gist writing etc..
4 Bus iness communi ca t i on i n Eng l i sh 3
Extensive oral and written examples of various kind of
Business communication
Engl i sh i n the f i e l d o f s c i ence & technol ogy Ma rks : 15
Extensive oral and written examples of various kinds of English used
in the field of science and technology

5 Persona l I n te rv i ew Marks 2
An external expert appointed by the University, the head of the
concerned department and the course in-charge of the institution will
constitute an expert panel and students will be required to appear
before them for viva voce to give evidence of their acquired
communicative skills.
Home ass i gnment and group d i scuss i on 1
6 Home assignments and group discussion will have to be arranged by
the teacher in charge of the course and from properly maintained
records of such assignments and group discussion, one internal
committee formed by the HOD of the CS/IT/CA department of the
College concerned will finalize the marks..
Books: 1. St rengthen your Wr i t i ng : V. R. Narayanaswami (Orient Longman)

2. Everyday D ia l ogues i n Engl i sh: Robert J. Dixon (Prentice Hall of India)

3. Spoken Engl i sh: V. Sasikumar & P. V. Dhamija (Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Ltd.)

4. C. S . Communi ca t i on: Rayudu (Himalaya Publishing House)

5. Ox ford Advanced Lea r ne r ‘ s D i c t i ona ry Or Cambr i dge Advanced
Lea rne r ‘ s
Dic t i ona ry Or Longman‘s Con tempora ry Engl i sh Di c t i ona ry

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Paper : BCA171103
Subjec t Name : I n t roduc t i on to C p rogramming
Marks : ( Theory -70 , I n te rna l Eva lua t i on ---- 30 )
Pre ---- requi s i te : NIL

UNIT PARA Content Weeks

1 Overv i ew o f 2
C
Importance of C, sample C program, C program structure, executing
C program. Variables, Data Types, Constants: integer constant, real
constant, character constant, string constant; Character set, C
tokens, keywords and identifiers, variables declaration, Assigning
values to variables---Assignment statement, declaring a variable as
constant, as volatile.
2 Opera tors and 2
Express i on
Categories of operator- Arithmetic, Relational, logical, assignment,
increment, decrement , conditional, bitwise and special operators;
arithmetic expressions, precedence and associativity of operators,
3 type conversions,
Managing mathematical
I nput and Output Ope rafunctions
tors 2
Reading and writing a character, formatted input, formatted output.
4 Decis i on Maki ng and Branchi ng S ta tement 2
if statement, if…..else statement, nested if…. else statement ,
switch….case statement, goto statement.
Decis i on Maki ng and Looping
Definition of loop, categories of loops, for loop while loop, do-while
loop, break statement, continue statement
5 Ar ra 2
ys
Declaration and accessing of one & two-dimensional arrays,
initializing two-dimensional arrays, multidimensional arrays..
Funct i o
ns
The form of C functions, Return values and types,return statement,
6 calling
St a function,
ruc tures categories
and Unions of functions, Nested functions, Recursion,
& Preprocessors
Defining, giving
functions with values
arrays, calltobymembers, initialization
value, call by reference , and comparison
storage classes.:
of structure variables, array of structure, array within structure, 1
structure within structure, structures and functions, unions. Macro
substitution, file inclusion.
7 Poin te rs and F i l e Management i n C
Definition of pointer, declaring and initializing pointers, accessing
a variable through address and through pointer, pointer expressions,
pointer increments and scale factor, pointers and arrays, pointers 2
and functions, pointers and structures.
Opening, closing and I/O operations on files, random access to files,
command line arguments.

Books:
1. Yashavant Kanetkar, Le t Us C, Eighth Edition, BPB Publications.
Kernighan and Ritchie, The C Programming Language, Second Edition,
2.
Prentice Hall, 1998.

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Paper : BCA171104
Subjec t Name : MATHEMATICS- I
Marks : ( Theory -70 , I n te rna l Eva lua t i on ---- 30 )
Pre ---- requi s i te : NIL

UNIT PARA Content Weeks

1 De te rminants and Ma t r i ces 4

Definition and different types (such as identity matrix, diagonal matrix
etc) of matrices, vectors and matrices. Addition, subtraction and
multiplication of matrices. Properties of matrix operations. Existence of
additive and multiplicative identity and additive inverse matrices.
Transpose of a matrix and its properties. Symmetric and skew
symmetric matrices. Elementary transformation of a matrix. Invertible
matrices.
Determinant of a square matrix, minor, cofactor. Adjoint of a matrix and
matrix inversion. Determination of rank of a matrix. Eigen values and
Eigen vectors of a matrix (Stressing on symmetric matrices). Cayley-
Hamilton theorem - Cramer‟s rule.

2 Complex Numbers 3
Definition and Algebra of complex numbers. Modulus and conjugate of a
complex number. Representation of complex numbers - Argrand diagram
and polar representation.
Roots of linear and quadratic equations in one variable, real roots,
irrational roots, complex roots, Relation between the roots and the
coefficients. and Balance Sheet for Proprietary concerns,
3 Limi ts and De r i va t i ves 3
Intuitive idea of limits and derivatives. Limits of polynomials, rational
functions and Indeterminate forms. Derivatives, Algebra of derivative of
a function. Derivative of polynomials and trigonometric functions.
4 Ca l cu l us 3
Roll‟s theorem, Lagrange‟s Mean Value theorem. Meaning of the sign of
derivative., maxima and minima (single variable).

Books 1. Narayanan S. and Manickavachagam , Al l i ed Ma t hemat i cs Vo l . 1& Vo l . 2 .

2. M.K. Venkataraman, NPC, Enginee r i ng Ma thema ti cs Vo l . 1 & Vo l . 2 ,

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Paper : BCA171113
Subjec t Name : LABORATORY- I
Marks : ( Theory -70 , I n te rna l Eva lua t i on ---- 30 )

LAB PART PARA Labora tory Conten t Tota l

Weeks

1 (75%) 1.1 Computer Basics, Operating Systems basics and commands 4

1.2 Simple Programs, Conditional statements, arrays 2
1.3 Complex programs using functions and subroutines 3
1.4 Pointers, structures, Unions and Files 4

Books: As given in BCA171103

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